Issue 27, 2019

Surface-modified Pt1Ni1–Ni(OH)2 nanoparticles with abundant Pt–Ni(OH)2 interfaces enhance electrocatalytic properties

Abstract

Pt-Based catalysts for the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) are highly susceptible to poisoning due to the surface adsorption of reaction intermediates such as COads. Depositing Pt nanoparticles (NPs) on Ni(OH)2 to fabricate Pt–Ni(OH)2 interfaces is considered as a promising method to improve the stability of Pt-based catalysts because Ni(OH)2 could facilitate water dissociation in alkaline electrolytes to form OH adspecies and assist in the oxidative removal of COads on adjacent Pt sites. However, this supported structure rather limited Pt–Ni(OH)2 interfaces because only a small fraction of the Pt NP surface could come into contact with Ni(OH)2. Herein, this work has addressed a simple and efficient strategy to engineer novel-structure catalysts by tuning the properties of the interface of Pt-based NPs with high-index facets (HIFs). Pt1Ni1–Ni(OH)2 nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized through Ni(OH)2 partially covering the HIFs of monodisperse Pt1Ni1 concave nanocubes (CNCs) in situ. Pt–Ni(OH)2 interfaces were characterized and over 40% of the Pt surface active sites fall within the periphery of Ni(OH)2. Thanks to the synergy of HIFs and abundant Pt–Ni(OH)2 interfaces, Pt1Ni1–Ni(OH)2 NPs exhibited remarkable catalytic performance towards the MOR in alkaline solution.

Graphical abstract: Surface-modified Pt1Ni1–Ni(OH)2 nanoparticles with abundant Pt–Ni(OH)2 interfaces enhance electrocatalytic properties

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 Apr 2019
Accepted
06 Jun 2019
First published
06 Jun 2019

Dalton Trans., 2019,48, 10313-10319

Surface-modified Pt1Ni1–Ni(OH)2 nanoparticles with abundant Pt–Ni(OH)2 interfaces enhance electrocatalytic properties

Y. Qin, H. Zhuo, X. Liang, K. Yu, Y. Wang, D. Gao and X. Zhang, Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 10313 DOI: 10.1039/C9DT01536A

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